• A definition/description of the source (one –two sentences)
Sewage is the discarded water that carries “unwanted” contents from an area. Sewage consists of 99% water and the remaining percent are undesirable products.
  • The actual pollutants associated with the source (list)

- Pathogenic protozoa (ecoli)
- Detergents
- Dissolved Solids
- Malaria
- Giardia
- Cryptosporium
- Phosphates
- Nitrates

  • Potential impacts/dangers of the pollutants (list)

  • - Living beings can breath in the harmful gasses carried in the water, bringing them into their system
    - Increases the growth of mosquitos ( causing malaria)
    - Can carry toxins into clean water
    - Contaminate Drinking Water
    - Reduce the amount of fish in water
    - Can contaminate food
    - Pollutants can kill off coral reefs
    - Water used for agricultural reasons can harm plants ( Salinization of soil)
    - Lead to soil erosion
  • Can deplete the waters oxygen supply
  • Radioactive compounds can cause cancer, birth defects, and genetic damage